Venice Film Festival – Hacksaw Ridge has faith in blood and guts

Hacksaw Ridge lumbers into public gaze, with a face which could curdle AACTA milk while it walks off with the whole bottle.

5 Sep 2016 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: Andrew Garfield, Teresa Palmer and the text in question in Hacksaw Ridge.

Three of the less quoted trade papers encapsulate the problem and possibilities with the Hacksaw Ridge campaign to find an audience.

Fionnuala Halligan, Chief Film Critic at Screen Daily delivers this:

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.